Yakov Pliner

Yakov Pliner as a deputy of the 9th Saeima

Jakovs Pliners(Russian:Я́ков Гда́льевич Пли́нер;born 27 December 1946 inRēzekne) is aLatvianpolitician ofJewishorigin andMPof the 7th, 8th and 9th convocations for the unionFor Human Rights in United Latvia(ForHRUL). He was member of Social Democratic party group in theBaltic Assembly.

Biography

1965–1970 — studied at theTeachers' InstituteofDaugavpils,profession – secondary school teacher of biology and chemistry.

1970–1975 — teacher, assistant director, director of the Virbi secondary school (Talsi district).

1975–1983 — worked in the Department of Education ofTalsiExecutive Committee.

1983–1993 — worked in the Ministry of Education of Latvia.

1993–1998 — founder and director of the "Eureka" (Эврика) private college of general education.

1997 — Pliner received hisDr. paed.degree from theUniversity of Latvia,and was elected to theRiga City CouncilfromNational Harmony Party(NHP).

1998 — elected to the 7thSaeima(Parliament).

2002 — elected to the 8th Saeima.

2003 — Pliner left NHP (which had withdrawn fromFor Human Rights in a United Latvia(ForHRUL) that year) and returned to the union. He became the leader of the newly founded party "Free Choice in People's Europe" (BITE), co-chairman of ForHRUL (until 2015) and chairman of its parliamentary group. One of the leaders ofHeadquarters for the Protection of Russian Schools,writing several publications on the language of instruction issues.

2006 — before the parliamentary elections, ForHRUL named Pliner its candidate for Prime Minister. Elected to the 9th Saeima, remained chairman of ForHRUL parliamentary group (until 2010).

2020 - elected to the Riga City Council.

External links

• CVof Pliner on ForHRUL site
• Pliner'spolitics blog(in Latvian)at the newspaperDiena's website